Insight To Help You With An Upcoming Military Move And Relocation
A move to a new area means new opportunities and friends, as well as relocating your possessions and setting up a new home. Here are some recommendations to help you with your upcoming military relocation.
Research Your New Area
As soon as you find out where you will be moving to for your next station, you will want to research your new location. Start looking at specific areas through the city or close to the military base so you can get to know what is around the area for housing.
Contact the local housing specialist about on-base housing if you want to sign up for it. Otherwise, you can contact a local real estate agent to start the search for a home to purchase. You may also want to look into a rental home, which you can often do through a real estate agent or property management company.
Evaluate Your Possessions
With an upcoming move, it is important that you take notice of your home possessions early on so you can make plans to manage your items appropriately. Go through your possessions and furnishings to evaluate what you will be discarding or donating and what items you plan to take. Depending on how much weight you are allowed in your move, there is a possibility that some of the possessions you have accumulated at your current location will not be able to move with you. And this will require you to make plans for a possible garage sale or donation party.
Talk to your relocation specialist about the details on your orders to establish how much you can take with you on your move and how much you will need to leave behind. You can give away your cleaning supplies, food items, and other items that you cannot move due to transport restrictions.
Plan For Unaccompanied Baggage
It is also a good idea to plan out what you will set aside to take with you as unaccompanied baggage. These items will be those that you carry with you while you travel to your new location and home, which you will need when all your possessions are packed up and also for when you arrive. Make a list of important items, documents, clothing for travel, medications, personal care items, and other essentials for your family members. For example, you will need to take baby supplies for your baby, and pet food and water for your pets traveling with you.
Start packing up these items before the movers arrive, and set them out of the way. This allows you to have the items ready for your move but separated so the movers don't pack them into the boxes.
